Announcement from Matthew Phillips, 10th April, 2014. The Wakefield Show is not very far off now: just over two weeks away. Sine Nomine Software will be attending and we will have some upgrades and hopefully some brand new software available on the day.
Read MoreClassicRip – a simple audio CD ripper
Announcement from Jim Lesurf, 7th April, 2014. I’ve now made a simple Audio CD ripper available, called ClassicRip. This can be downloaded from the Audiomisc website. ClassicRip has two specific features: It allows the user to rip chosen sets of successive tracks to a single (wave) file. When this is done it also generates a text file listing the time offsets of each track’s start in the file. This is useful for musical works like classical music symphonies, etc.
Read MoreWindows XP end of life – how it affects RISCube/RISCBook users
Announcement from Andrew Rawnsley, 4th April, 2014. R-Comp Interactive have recently written to users of RISCube and RISCBook computer systems regarding the imminent end-of-life of Windows XP (April 8th). The general advice is “don’t panic” but we have provided a range of (we hope) helpful tips to bear in mind if you’re still using Windows XP on your RISCube or RISCbook.
Read MoreSouthampton Acorn Users Group – April meeting
Announcement from Dave Higton, 4th April, 2014. The next meeting of the Southampton Acorn Users Group will take place on Tuesday, April 8th, at Itchen College Sports Centre, Deacon Road, Southampton, from 19:00 until 21:00. Admission is free and all are welcome.
Read MoreThe 2013 RISC OS Survey results are now online
Lots of RISC OS users run RISC OS. Apparently. When RISCOSitory ran the recent awards poll for the two years 2012 and 2013, the voting form also included a simple survey – the goal being to form an idea of what the RISC OS user-base is currently like, what systems are in use, and so on. If the survey is carried out each year alongside the awards poll, it can theoretically reveal changes in the RISC OS landscape, such as whether we are attracting new users to the platform.The results…
Read MoreBreaking news: Uploads from RISC OS going to the spooks
How the British security services gained access to YOUR emails. The news over the last few years has been awash with revelations about security services not only being able to ‘listen in’ on people’s communications, but that they are actively doing so, and even archiving that material. If it’s communicated electronically, there is every chance that it’s sitting in a database somewhere. For future reference. For the good of the country, and all that.
Read MoreWROCC meeting – ebooks: what they are and how to master them
Announcement from the Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club, 30th March, 2014. Ebooks: What They Are and How To Master Them Meeting on Wednesday 2nd April, 2014, at 7.45pm
Read MoreARMiniX OS update 4 released
Announcement from Andrew Rawnsley, 27th March, 2014. R-Comp Interactive are pleased to announce the release of OS Update 4 for ARMiniX and PandaLand members. The new OS update brings owners of ARMiniX computers up to date with the latest RISC OS features and functionality, whilst ensuring the reliability and stability that allowed ARMiniX to win “Best hardware” in the recent RISC OS awards.
Read MorePackMan package manager 0.8.1 beta released
Announcement from Alan Buckley, 26th March, 2014. PackMan version 0.8.1 beta is now available. New to this version: Module checking. If an existing RISC OS module has already been installed that matches the module in a package,
Read MoreUpcoming ROUGOL meetings
Announcement from ROUGOL, 23rd March, 2014. After a quiet couple of months, the RISC OS User Group Of London has some exciting meetings coming up, so here are some details for your diary. All meetings are free and take place on the 3rd Monday of the month at the Blue-Eyed Maid (upstairs in the Spice Lounge restaurant), 173 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1HR.
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